Senior Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer Department: Corporate Services Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Req ID: 79645 Location: Parramatta Employment type: Ongoing (Permanent) Full time Salary: Clerk Grade 11 / 12 ($149,739 - $173,174 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading Your role Make your next career move count Join the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) as a Senior Executive Officer and play a key role in delivering smarter, value for money outcomes that strengthen essential services for NSW communities. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Executive Officer to provide strategic and operational support to the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). This pivotal role ensures the smooth flow of information, manages executive requests, and escalates sensitive issues to enable the CPO to achieve strategic objectives. This is your chance to grow your career in a purpose driven organisation that champions integrity, collaboration, and positive social impact. What you’ll do You are an experienced professional with strong organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, anticipate challenges, and deliver solutions that align with strategic priorities. You will play a key role in providing strong leadership and coordinated support to the Chief Procurement Officer to meet the strategic and operational elements of the Directorate. This includes bringing stakeholders together to work collaboratively across a range of areas. You will act as a trusted liaison between the CPO and internal / external stakeholders, including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to ensure timely progress on procurement initiatives. Your ability to translate instructions into actionable outcomes and maintain strong relationships will be critical to success. What we’re looking for As a Senior Executive Officer, you will provide high level support to the CPO; liaise with key stakeholders within and external to the Directorate and coordinate cross-directorate activities. You are a proactive and detail-oriented professional with procurement knowledge who thrives in a collaborative environment. As a Senior Executive Officer, you will have Demonstrated excellent level verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior management, and other key stakeholders. Demonstrated high level competence in preparing reports and complex correspondence within strict timeframes. Demonstrated ability and experience working at a senior management level in monitoring budgets and administrative processes, in a large and complex organisation. Sound knowledge of NSW Government procurement frameworks, policies, and compliance requirements. Highly developed computer skills with significant experience in using Microsoft office applications and general record management. Excellent negotiation, organisational and problem-solving skills with a commitment to maintain high standards of professional conduct. Benefits We offer a variety of benefits, including : A challenging and rewarding career Flexible, autonomous work environment Competitive pay and conditions Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs. Additional Information We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you. Opportunity Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters. Apply now Apply now and join where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment Are you ready to join us? Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages). Applications close Wednesday, 10th December 2025 at 11 : 59pm AEST. Got a question? For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sharon Mascarenhas via email at ... If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on or via email at ... Inclusion and Diversity We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit. Other Information A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Thank you Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application. 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